Building Collapses on UWS
A two-story building collapsed at the corner of Broadway and 100th Street this morning.
Formerly home to a Gristede's supermarket, the building was being prepared for demolition so high-rise condos could be built. Area residents object to this latest manifestation of the upper Upper West Side's yuppification, and just last night had held a rally to protest the new building.
Several people were briefly trapped in the rubble, but everyone now appears to be OK — having learned their lesson about what can happen in this town to those who dare upset the mighty gods of redevelopment.
Building Wall Collapses in Busy Intersection on Upper West Side [NYT]